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Will There Be Life After Oil and Gas (Intermediate)
Will There Be Life After Oil and Gas (Intermediate)
At present, there is still plenty of oil and gas under the ground. There is oil under
the North Sea and under the Atlantic Ocean. Engineers keep finding new sources of
oil. But there are some realities which cannot be avoided.
a) The quantity of oil under the ground and under the sea is not infinite. It will not
last for ever.
b) As oil becomes rarer, it will become harder to extract. It will also become more
and more expensive. It will therefore become more expensive than other sources of
energy.
c) Oil and gas will always cause pollution and contribute to global warming.
Of course, there are also other truths:
d) Scientists are making new forms of oil, using plants.
e) Most of the oil that we eat comes from plants; and it is sometimes possible to
make fuel from this oil. For instance, some types of fuel, called bio-fuels, already
contain sunflower oil.
WORDS A-Z
fuel: solid, gas or liquid that can be burned for energy - decade: period of 10 years -
coal: a black rock that can be burned - keep: continue to - avoid: pass, not
mention - infinite: endless - extract: take out of the ground - for instance: for
example - in the long term: in the long distant future - power-station: a place
where electricity is made - for the time being: for now, in the short term.
Student Worksheet
Will there be Life after Oil ?
Choose the most suitable modal verb in each of the following sentences: these
sentences are not necessarily related to the article
1. People who live in New York see the Statue of Liberty.
2. You pass your driving test before you drive .
3. In 2100, people be able to use oil as we do today.
4. In 15 years’ time, people use more electric cars than today.
5. I am 15 today, so I still be alive in the year 2050.
6. If I buy a lottery ticket, I win the jackpot. If I don’t,
I
Reusing information :
Complete this résumé of the article, putting appropriate words in the blanks
Oil is one of the most important of in today's world; but unless
we finding more and more, it will not for . In less than a
century, it will .
Most of the oil and gas we comes from the ground, but some comes
from . But plants cannot produce all the oil we . In tomorrow's
world, we will use oil and gas and more , but most of this will have to
come from .
In the we will use a lot of , but later we will have to get
our from natural forces.